California White Leghorn Chick ID

[Rooster Cogburn]

Hi
I just picked up two Cal white leghorn chicks from the local feed store. I understand that they are a sex linked chicken. One of the chicks has black spots and one doesn't. I don't know how they are ID'd.Is it the spots or is there another method of separating the pullets from the cockerells?
Thanks in advance....

 

[magicpigeon]

I just googled it and it doesn't have much information at all

That's the best I can offer, sorry!

 

[cpegram]

I was looking back at my Cal white as chicks....I know the females had black spots.....the roo i don't think had any...I know as he grew out he did not have any as the hens do slightly...also i had 4 roos and he was mean....he went to freezer camp after many tries to retrain him

 

[LeBlackbird]

Black spots in Leghorns have nothing to do with gender, sorry

how old are these chicks?

 

[cpegram]

they are not leghorns............they are a hybrid that uses a leghorn hen............

 

[LeBlackbird]

California white leghorns are a cross of California Grey leghorn to a White leghorn and is therefor a leghorn.

 

[cpegram]

this was the rooster

a hen

them as chicks the rooster is the yellow chick with purple on his head and the hens are the yellow with black spots

I hope this helps

 

[cpegram]

Quote:
you are correct

ETA my roo just happen not to have spots i guess

 

[sheltonrea]

thanks for that you are right!

 

[mkhenderson17]

That is a very good question...Still not exact answer. Im really intrested in hearing it.

So do the hens have black spots? Do the roos have black spots? or Can both hens and roos have black spots?